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Water stored in a dam possesses:

A
Potential energy
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Electrical energy
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Kinetic energy
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D
None
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Solution

The correct option is A Potential energy
The water stored in the high altitude dam has very large amount of potential energy.
Given as:
P.E=mgh here, m=mass of the water stored; h=height of water stored; g=acceleration due to gravity.
Hence, option D is correct.

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